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I'lx-ddv.  .lAMKS  POLLOCK,  Diivttor  U.  S.  Mint,      - 
VViM.  (i.   MOOIUlKAh,  <.r.l.\Y,  ('ooKi:&.Co. 
<"IIAS.  «.  WlUdllT,      '     C.  H.  Wki.mit  &,  Co. 
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WA!.  B.   HATCH,  "    FAinnAXKS  &  Co.      - 

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L.  E.  CHITTKNDEN,  (Lato  Ueuistcr  U.  S.  Tmisuiy,) 


l'liiUuU-l|>hiii. 


N«w  York. 


l?resiileiit, I^.    K.  C  ;J1I'1"X'KN  J>HiiV. 

-Bai»ker,s, H'li-sli    ^c      .a^A.'lC;U. 

CJt^ii'l    Sui.'t. Alt'lMllJli    KANlvlN,    Kh.,,,    M.   1^. 

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THIS  COMPANY  [.<  P'ORMKD  FORTILK  l'UI{PO.SK  01'  PURCII ASINO. 

WOUKINC;,  SKLLINU  AND  LIlASlNi;   MININ(J   LANDS 

AND  RIGHTS,   IN  Tlll'l  BRITISII   I'HOVINCES 

AND  NEIGURORING  LOCALITIES. 


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R  K  C  1 1^  R  O  O I T  Y 


MINING    COMPANY, 


OK    CANADA     KA8T, 


CJupiUil    stock,   -    -    100,000    Shares, 


IICJOJJ, 


10,000  Shares  Reserved   in   the  Treasury  for  the   Operations  of 

the  Company. 


'I'lif  incfsriit  piopiM-ty  of  lliti  Coiii|»iiiiy  consists  of  four- 
tocii  fliousiuul  sevoii  liimdrcd  and  seventy  acres  (14,7V0) 
of  liuid,  in  Caiiadfi  East.  These  lands  h  ive  been  selected 
by  AuTiiuu  Kankin,  Esq.,  M.  P.,  for  the  last  twelve  years 
member  of  the  rrovincial  Parliament  of  Canada.  Having 
been  (h'eply  interested  in  the  geologic;  1  survey  of  Canada 
from  its  commencement,  he  has  devoted  himself,  with  an 
abli!  corps  of  assistants,  during  the  last  two  years,  to  the 
examination  of  the  Gold  Lands  of  the  Province,  and  the 
lands  which  h(^  has  selected  undoubtedly  comprise  a 
jrreator  itart  of  the  most  valuable  Gold  fields  of  Canada. 


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Especial  utteuiioii  is  invited  to  the  clmmctcr  ol  LIju  tiUo 
to  this  property, 

Wiiile  the  interest  usually  aciinired  by  parties  is  simply 
a  license  from  the  government  to  conduct  mininjjj  o})erations 
in  a  particular  locality,  which  is  not  in  any  sense  exclusive, 
tills  title  is  either  in  fee  sim])le  from  the  Crown,  (which  is 
the  case  with  all  but  about  2,000  acres,)  or,  as  in  the  case 
of  these  2,000  acres,  consists  of  the  exclus:  isi  mining  right, 
derived  from  the  owners  of  the  fee.  This  right  is  in  some 
respects  more  desirable  than  the  fee,  as  it  is  exemi)t  from 
taxation. 

The  following  is  a  general  descri])tion  of  the  Company's 
projjerty  : 

4,200  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIP  OF  WlllTTON,  front- 
ing on  the  Chaudiere  for  upwards  of  seven  miles.  See 
Map  C.     Title,  fee  simple  absolute. 

2,200  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIP  OF  SPAULDING, 
including  the  Kivers  Nebuellis  and  Kokombis  for  five 
miles,  both  sides.     See  Map  D.    Title,  fee  simple  absolute. 

3,200  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIP  OF  MARSTON,  in- 
cluding the  River  Victoria,  for  five  miles  and  upivard  on 
both  sides  from  its  mouth.  See  Map  E.  Title,  fee  simple, 
iXa  above. 


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Company's 

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JLDING, 

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TON,  in- 
pivard  on 
ee  simple, 


2,000  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIP  OF  WARE,  including 
the  south-east  branch  {both  sides)  of  the  River  ETCIIE- 
MIN,  for  seven  miles.  See  Map  ¥.  Title,  fee  simple,  as 
above. 

1,000  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIP  OF  LANGEVIN,  in- 
cluding a  branch  of  the  River  Famink,  for  upwards  oi' hoo 
miles.     See  Map  G.     Title,  fee  simple,  as  above. 

2,070  acres  in  the  TOWNSHIPS  OF  LINIERE  ANT) 
MARLOW,  upon  the  Riviere  du  Loup,  the  Kempt 
stream,  and  the  River  Lindsay. 

Title  in  this  embraces  all  mining  rights,  which  are 
exclusive,  perpetual,  and  free  from  all  rental  or  f  'X.  See 
Map  H. 

100  acres  in  the  PARISH  OF  ST.  FRANCIS,  i.  ' tid- 
ing the  River  Gilbekt.  See  Map  B.  Title,  fee  simple 
absolute. 

TOTAL,  14,770  ACRES,  WITH  OVER  SIXTY 
MILES  OF  RIVER  FRONTAGE. 


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REFKRENCES   TO   ACCOMPANV    M.vPS   AND 

DIAGKAMS.*' 

Ma[)  A  sliowH  th<;  Gold  hcarimj  districts  of  Canada,  as 
developed  by  actual  geological  survey  uiulcr  the  diroctioii 

of'Hir  VViLiJAM  E.  LoctAN. 

Ma[)  B  shows  50  acres  on  the  River  Gilbert,  divided  into 
five  hundred  and  fifty-three  lots,  25x100  and  50x100. 

There  are  100  acres  in  this  property,  hut  50  of  which 
have  been  inap[)ed,  and  are  here  (exhibited. 

Map  C  shows  4,200  acres  in  the  Tow7iship  of  Whitton, 
fronting  on  the  River  Chaudiere  for  upioards  of  seven 
miles. 

Map  D  shows  2,200  acres  in  the  Township  of  Spauldi?i(/ 
including  Nebuellis  and  Kokonibis  lliv  vyh  for  Jive  miles. 

Map  E  f'lows  3,200  acres  in  the  Townshiji  of  MarMon, 
including  the  River  Victoria, /'or //w  miles  and  upwards, 
from  its  mouth.  The  lots  in  red  are  the  property  of  this 
Company. 

Map  F  shows  2,000  acres  m  the  Townsliip  of  Ware, 
including  the  south  east  branch  of  the  River  Etcheinin  for 
seven  miles.  The  lots  in  red  are  the  property  of  this 
Company. 


Maps  can  be  obtained  at  the  office  of  the  Company. 


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of  Ware, 

lieinin  for 
of  this 


Map  G  shows  1,000  acres  in  the  Township  of  Lanijevin, 
including  ii  bnincli  of  the  River  Famine  for  ujnvards  of 
ttuo  miles. 

Map  H  shows  2,070  acres  in  the  ToionsUips  of  Liniere 
and  Marlow,  upon  the  Riviere  du  Loup,  the  Kempt  stream 
and  tlie  River  Lindsay,  Tlu!  lots  in  red  are  tin;  pro[)erty 
of  this  Company. 

It  is  to  be  noted  that  all  these  lands  are  located  upon 
I  the  Chaudiere,  or  upon  the   streams  and    rivers   forming 

]  the  sources  of  the  Chaudiere,  or  ])rincipal  streams  uj)on 

which  Gold  lias  already  been  discovered. 

Mining  operations  hitherto  have  been  generally  carried 
on  upon  both  sides  of  the  Chaudiere  River,  at  various 
points  within  fifty  miles  of  its  mouth.  Geological  ex- 
plorations render  it  comparatively  certain  that  these 
deposits  have  been  derived  from  localities  upon  the 
streams  forming  the  Chaudiere,  and  at  a  greater  dis- 
tance from  its  junction  with  the  St.  Lawrence.  Actual 
survey  ha»  confirmed  this  fact,  and  has  luoved  the  lands 
in  question  to  be  richer  in  auriferous  deposits  than  any 
wliich  have  been  found  below.  The  original  quarts^  veins 
from  which  the  Gold  in  these  diluvial  deposits  has  been 
washed  down,  have  been  found   near  the  sources  of  these 


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streams,  and  these  lands  have  been  located  keeping  this 
fact  carefully  in  view.  They  have  been  selected  by  persons 
who  were  entirely  familiar,  not  only  with  the  geological 
exi)loration8  of  this  section  of  Canada,  but  who  have  been 
able  to  avail  themselves  of  the  practical  experience  and 
observation  of  persons  who  have  been  engaged  in  the 
collection  of  Gold  from  the  choicest  localities.  Not  one  of 
the  numerous  lots  embraced  in  the  foregoing  list  has  been 
located  until  satisfactory  evidence  of  the  existence  of  Gold 
uj)on  it  has  been  first  secured.  Every  one  of  these  lots 
may,  therefore,  be  regarded  as  careful  and  judicious  selec- 
tions from  the  best  Gold  bearing  districts  of  Eastern 
Canada. 

These  lands  embrace  all  that  section  referred  to  in  the 
geological  surveys  of  Canada,  as  containing  the  auriferous 
gravel  of  the  river  channels,  and  alluvial  flats,  averaging 
from  ffty  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  thickness. 
These  deposits  are  only  found  to  any  extent  upon  the 
streams  (nubraced  in  the  lands  of  this  Company. 

Especial  attention  is  invited  to  the  relia])le  and  conclu- 
sive geological  and  other  reports  (unbraced  in  the  following 
condensed  statement. 


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'lio  have  been 
:perience  and 
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38  Wall  Street 
Septembt 


New  York 
jth,  1864, 


RK,  ) 


My  Dear  Sir — I  am  requested  in  behalf  of  several  gen- 
tlemen interested,  to  procure  the  services  of  a  thoroughly 
reliable  geologist,  for  the  purpose  of  making  an  examina- 
tion, survey  and  report  upon  the  mineral  and  other  deposits 
upon  their  property  in  Canada  East.  As  this  report  may 
exercise  an  important  influence  upon  the  future  use  and 
disposition  of  the  property,  I  am  very  desirous  of  securing 
the  services  of  a  conscientious  and  competent  man,  who 
will  personally  conduct  the  examination  in  the  field,  and 
who  will  report  to  us  such  facts  only,  as  result  from  his  own 
explorations.  As  you  are  familiar  with  the  qualifications 
and  reputation  of  the  geologists  and  mineralogists  of  th(3 
country,  I  would  feel  obliged  if  you  would  recommend  some 
gentleman  whom  you  would  think  best  adapted  to  such  a 
work.  The  question  of  reasonable  expense  will  not  be 
considered.  What  we  want  is  the  most  reliable  man.  An 
early  reply  will  oblige. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(Signed.)  L.  E.  CHITTENDEN. 

Professor  John  Torre y,  U.  S.  Assay  Office,  New  York. 


A  letter  of  the  same  tenor  was  addressed  to  Professor  J. 
I).  Dana,  of  Yale  College,  which  it  is  not  deemed  nec(!s- 
sary  here  to  repcsat. 

PROFESSOR  Dana's  reply. 

New  Haven,  September  9,  1864. 

Mv  Dear  Sir — Yoni  letter  of  inquiry  wns  reccMved  yes- 
terday.    1  think  tliat,  Proft'ssor  Henry  Wurtz  would  be 


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an  excellent  man  for  the  investigation  you  require.  He  is 
an  able  chemist  as  well  as  a  good  mineralogist,  and  a  per- 
son also  of  marked  independence  of  thought  and  judgment, 
who  would  give,  it  appears  to  me,  a  faithful,  unbiased 
opinion. 

Very  truly  yours. 


(Signed,) 
Hon.  L.  Fi.  GniTTFiNDKN. 


JAME8  D.   DANA 


PUOFKSSOR   TORRKY'S    REPLY. 

U.  S.  Assay  Office,  New  York,  ) 
September  8th,  1864.      j 

My  Dear  Sir — Your  communication  dated  the  5th  inst. 
was  laid  on  my  table  only  this  morning.  You  ask  me  to 
give  the  name  of  a  gentleman  who  is  qualified  to  make 
geological  and  metallurgical  investigations  In  the  field,  and 
who  is  also  reliable  for  conscientiousness.  I  am  happy  to 
point  out  one  who  possesses  these  qualifications  in  a  high 
degree,  viz..  Professor  H.  Wurtz.  I  have  known  him  for 
many  years,  and  he  has  worked  a  great  deal  by  my  side  in 
the  laboratory.  I  have  entire  confidence  in  his  inti^grity. 
At  present  I  don't  know  where  he  is.  He  left  town  (I 
think  on  Monday  last)  to  be  gone  several  days.  His  resi- 
dence is  108  Bleecker  street,  where  his  wife  cnn  bn  found, 
who  will  inform  you  how  a  letter  can  reach  him. 

Yours  respectfully, 

(Signed,)  JOHN  TORREY. 

Hon.  L.  E.  Chittenden,  38  Wall  street,  N.  Y. 


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D.   DANA 


V  York,  ) 
1864.      j 

I  the  5th  inst. 
oil  ask  me  to 
fied  to  make 
the  field,  and 
am  happy  to 
)ns  in  a  liiijh 
nown  him  for 
i)y  my  side  in 
his  integrity, 
left  town  (I 
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!an  hn  found, 
m. 


T  TORRE Y. 

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11 


No.  69  Beaver  Street,  ) 

New  York,  Sept.  1,  1864.  j 

Flon.  James  Pollock, 

Director  of  U.  S.  Mint,  Philadelphia. 

Dear  Sir  : — Permit  mo  to  introduce  to  your  favorable 
acquaintance,  Hon.  Arthur  Rankin,  Member  of  the  Pro- 
vincial Parliament  of  Canada. 

Mr.  Rankin  is  the  proprietor  of  several  large  tracts 
of  Gol'l  bearing  lands  in  Canada  Bast,  and  has  with  him 
a  i\)\v  pounds  of  Gold  (taken  from  these  lands,)  of  which  he 
desires  to  secure  an  accurate  and  reliable  asssay. 

No.  1  is  a  specimen  from  the  River  Gilbert. 
No.  2  "  "  "     Victoria. 

I  shall  be  obliged  if  you  will  aid  Mr.  Rankin  in  accom- 
plishing his  object,  and  will  announce  the  results  of  tht; 
assay  as  soon  as  possible.  Please  communicate  directly 
with  me,  as  Mr.  Rankin  will  probably  return  to  Canada 
l)<'for(>  the  assay  can  be  inad(^ 

V(;ry  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

(Sign.'.l,)  T.  B.   BUNTING. 


Mint  ok  the  United   States,  I 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  f),  1864.  j 

T.   rV  BuNTINd,  Esq., 

New   York. 

Dear  Sir  : — The  result  of  the  assay  of  the  specimens 
of  Canada  Gold  left  by  Colonel  Arthur  Rankin,  M.  P.  P. 
of  Canada,  is  as  follows  : 


12 


II 


Ist. — River  Gilbert  specimen,  Gold,  - 

-     867 

«                   "           Silver,     - 

128 

'*                  "           Iron,  - 

5 

Value  of  Gold,  per  oz.,  $17,92. 

2d. — Victoria  River  specimen  Gold,  - 

-    872 

"                 "         Silver,      - 

121 

"                 "         Iron,    - 

7 

Value  of  Gold,  per  oz.,  $18,02. 

The  sjR'cimens  were  both  very  rich,  and   the  Gold  of 
excellent  quality. 

Yours  truly. 


(Signed), 


JAMES  POLLOCK. 


By  the  foregoing  letter  of  Ex-Gov.  Pollock,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  Gold  from  Victoria  River  is  worth  $18,02 
per  ounce  alone,  while  the  same  contains  m«  of  Silver. 


DIRECTIONS   TO   PROFESSOR    H.    WURTZ. 

New  York,  September,  18G4. 

My  Dear  Sir — Learning  from  our  personal  interview 
that  you  are  willing  to  undertake  the  examination  and  sur- 
vey of  the  property  proposed  to  be  conveyed  to  the  Recij)- 
rocity  Mining  Company,  and  located  upon  or  near  the 
Chaudicre  River  and  its  tributaries,  I  desire  to  make  one 
or  two  suggestions  to  you  in  behalf  of  myself  and  the  gen- 
tlemen for  whom  I  am  acting  before  you  visit  the  property. 

We  desire  you  to  take  all  the  time  that  is  necessary  for 
you  to  make  a  preliminary  survey,  s})aring  no  reasonabh; 
expense  which  it  is  necessary  for  you  to  incur  in  tlw;  course 
of  your  operations. 


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-  867 
128 

5 

-  872 
121 

7 

the  Gold  of 


OLLOCK. 

:5ls  it  will  be 
k^orth  $18,02 
of  Silver. 


I 


We  want  the  results  of  your  own  examination  of  the 
property,  and  would  be  obliged  for  a  report  which  will  set 
forth  your  own  opinion,  based  upon  actual  personal  insi)ec- 
tion  of  the  character,  extent  and  quantity  of  the  gold  and 
other  mineral  deposits  upon  these  lands. 

We  prefer  to  have  your  survey  made  with  such  assist- 
ants as  may  be  necessary,  including  none  of  the  present 
owners  of  the  property. 

The  ultimate  conclusions  of  the  gentlemen  who  are  de- 
sired to  take  an  interest  in  these  lands  will  be  governed  to 
some  extent  by  the  results  of  your  examination,  and  1  am 
requested  by  them  to  ask  you  that  your  investigation  and 
report  made  be  as  thorough  and  complete  as  possible. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(Signed,)  L.  E.  CHITTENDEN. 

Professor  Henhy  Wuutz,  New  York. 


rz. 

iber,  18G4. 

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J  the  eourse 


REPORT  OF  PROFESSOR  HENRY  WURTZ,  GEOLOGIST. 

New  York,  September  20th,  1864. 
Hon.  L.  E.  Chittenden,  New  York  : 

Dear  Sir — Concisely,  and  as  preliminary  to  a  future 
report  of  a  more  comprehensive  and  elaborate  character,  I 
beg  leave  to  present  the  following  views,  arrived  at  by 
visiting  the  gold  fields  of  the  Chaudiere  and  examining 
j)ublislied  documents  relating  thereto. 

The  Notre  Dame  range  of  mountains,  which  appears  to 
have  anciently  constituted  a  water-slied  of  the  Continent, 
though  no  longer  such,  is  described  in  the  Canada  Geolog- 
ical Reports  as   representing  in  Canada   tht-  crest  of  those 


14 


! 


great  lines  of  upheaval  of  the  eistern  coast  of  North 
America  which  are  known  to  us  as  the  AUej^hany  or  Appa- 
lachian chain  of  mountains.  Tliose  reports  describe  this 
predominant  line  of  upheaval  as  passing  frum  the  Green 
Mountains  of  Vermont  into  Canada  along  a  line  of  elevated 
peaks  commencing  about  fifty  miles  from  Montreal  and 
ranging  in  a  generally  northeastern  direction  through  Sut- 
ton, Orford,  Ham,  Colerainc;  and  Buckland,  which  would 
mjike  this  crest  of  upheaval  cross  the  Chaudiero  somewhere 
about  St.  Marie. 

It  is  on  the  southeastern  flardj  of  this  crest  of  upheaval 
(hat  the  grand  system  of  mineral  lodes  carrying  gold  and 
silver,  together  with  lead,  copi)er  and  other  metals,  is  found 
ranging  through  Georgia,  South  and  North  Carolina,  Vir- 
giniii  and  Maryland.  Through  Pennsylvaua,  New  Jersey 
and  New  York  this  same  grand  metalliferous  zone  is  found, 
carrying  in  these  States,  almost  solely,  different  iron  min- 
(jrals,  such  as  magnetic  iron,  iron  pyrites  and  magnetic 
j)yrites,  as  in  the  Highlands  of  New  Jersey  and  the  Hudson 
or  West  Point  Highlands,  in  all  cases  still,  however,  lyii'g 
almost  wholly  on  the  southeastern  flanks  of  the  crest.  In 
Massachusetts,  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire,  still  on  the 
eastern  flanks  of  the  Green  Mountains,  come  in  again 
nnmeious  lodes  of  metalliferous  quartz,  carrying  chiefly  sul- 
])liurets  of  iron,  co])j)er,  lead  and  zinc,  in  which,  both  in 
Vermont  and  New  Hampshire,  gold  and  silver  have  been 
found  at  several  ])oints,  all,  however,  I  believe,  on  the  east- 
ern side  of  the  Green  Mountains. 

It  a}>i»ears  therefore  that  we  have  here  clearly  the  genei- 
aiization  that  the  great  Appalachian  Zone  of  lode-bearing 
rocks  I'anges  always  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  crest-line, 
and  in  accordance  therewith  we  find  that  the  I'egion  in 
which  the  Canadian  gohl  has  been  found  lies  on  the  south- 
eastern side  of  the  line  above  indicated,  crossing  the  Chau- 
diere  Valley  somewhere  at  or  above  St.  Marie. 


Th 
h.ng 
whetl 
Heidsl 
eomij 
rockd 


gestej 


I 


oast  of  North 

niny  or  A])|)a- 

s  describe  tlii« 

OMi  the  Green 

iiie  of  elevated 

Montreui   aud 

tlirou^rh  Sui- 

vvhich  would 

.'10  soil) e\v]j ere 

t  of  U])lieaval 
'h\<!;  <rol(l  and 
'tills,  h  found 
/^arolina,  Vir- 
,  Ni^w  Jorm'y 
lone  is  found, 
it  rro7i  niin- 
"d   mao^uetif 
I  the  Hudson 
Mvever,  lyif.o' 
le  crest.     lu 

still  on  the 
10  in  a<^ain 
?chieflysul- 
ich,  both  in 

liave  been 
^n  the  east- 

the  genei- 
)de-bearin"- 
■  crest-line, 

>'t'gion  in 
tile  Houth- 
the  Chau- 


t 

4 


u 


The  tirst  great  pnjblem  ]»resenled  by  tliis  gold  Held,  so 
long  known,  and  yet  so  little  known,  is  to  determine 
whether  the  pn^cious  metal,  as  i'y  all  other  known  gold 
fields,  ha«  been  derived  from  the  remains  or  debris  of  de- 
composed and  disintegrated  veins  or  lodes  traversing  the 
rocks  of  the  country;  or,  as  some  have  sup})Osed  or  sug- 
gested, from  the  ruins  ot  other  formations  lying  further  to 
the  northward,  fragments  of  which  ar<'  known  to  have  been 
strewed  co})iously  over  this  country,  before  its  emersion 
Ironi  the  ocean,  by  ice  floating  from  the  north.  Singular 
as  this  latter  supjjosition  seems,  much  currency  has  been 
given  to  it  by  the  fact  that  it  seems  to  liave  been  ado})ted 
in  the  eailier  official  R(?ports  on  the  Geological  Survey  of 
Canada;  and  this  circumstance  may  have  tended  to  retard 
the  develo])ment  of  the  gold  product  of  this  section  by  dis- 
couraging the  investment  of  caj)ital  therein. 

Jn  ascending  the  Valley  of  the  Chaudievel  kej)t  constantly 
on  the  watch  therefore  for  those  indications  of  the  }»assage 
of  the  jK'culiar  stratoid  and  schistoid  lodes  of  the  A{)i)ala- 
chian  Zone  carrying  metallic  oxyds  and  suljdiurets,  which  ] 
have  become  familiar  with  during  previous  extensive  explo- 
rations on  the  southerly  prolongations  of  this  metalliferous 
Zone  th.roughout  the  States  of  North  and  South  Carolina, 
Virginia,  Maryland,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  New  York, 
Vermont  and  New  Hampshire.  Such  indications  I  first 
recognized  unmistakably  a  short  distance  above  St.  Marie, 
probably  at  or  shortly  above  the  point  of  crossing  of  the 
great  crest-line  of  upheaval  indicated  by  the  Canada  Sur- 
vey. The  indications  were  those  of  lodes  of  qua  tz^  highly 
imjiregnated  with  metallic  sulj)hurets,  running  with  the 
lines  of  outcrop  of  the  nj)tu"ned  metamorphic  schists  of 
which  the  country  is  composed,  a  course  which  is  parallel 
with  the  line  of  upheaval. 

I  observed  that,  as  in  the  gold  region  of  North  Carolina 
and  elsewhere,  these  lodes  rarely  occur  alone,  but  are  asso- 


16 


elated  together  along  certain  belts  of  the  schists,  parallel 
outcrops  appcKring  within  a  few  rods,  sometimes  within  a 
few  yards,  of  each  other.  Such  belts  sometimes  extend  for 
many  miles  in  the  direction  of  the  upturned  edges  of  the 
schists,  which  direction  is  that  of  the  line  of  upheaval,  and 
in  the  Chaudicre  country  is  generally  about  due  northeast 
and  southwest.  Just  above  St.  Francis,  crossing  the  river 
near  the  i)oint  known  as  the  ''Devil's  Kapid8,"a  number  of 
such  lodes  was  observed,  several  of  which  were  very  large. 
The  course  of  these  lodes  would  take  them  across  the  bed 
of  the  Gilbert  shortly  above  the  points  on  the  property  of 
your  company  and  others  where  "  diggings  "  are  now  being 
carried  on,  so  rich  that  300  men  are  stated  officially  to  be  now 
taking  out  at  least  $1,200  per  day.  Another  very  numt  - 
ous  set  of  such  lodes  crosses  just  above  St,  George,  their 
course  taking  them  evidently  to  or  near  a  point  on  (/ue  of 
the  tributaries  of  the  Famine  where  new  diggin^^s  were 
stated  to  be  in  successful  operation. 

On  high  land  on  one  of  the  company's  tracts,  lying  be- 
tween the  Portage  and  Kempt  streams,  tributaries  of  the 
Riviere  du  Loup,  two  large  lodes  were  observed.  The  sev- 
erity of  the  weather  prevented  the  actual  trac  ig  of  these 
outcrops  along  their  exact  course,  but  the  bed  of  the  Kempt 
stream  v/as  explored  for  some  distance  along  where  those 
lodes  were  supposed  to  cross  it.  A  very  handsome  speci- 
men of  quartz  containing  visible  gold  was  here  picked  up 
by  us  in  the  water,  which  presented  all  the  characteristics 
of  having  been  broken  out  of  a  lode,  and  the  iirst  pan  of 
gravel  taken  from  the  immediate  surface  of  the  bed  of  the 
stream,  giivii  four  Jlut  grains  of  coarse  gold  dust.  Out  of 
four  subsequent  pans  taken  from  further  up  the  stream, 
two  gave  several  similar  grains. 

The  gold  fro.u  tae  washings  on  the  Gilbert  presents  to  my 
eye  no  indication  of  having  been  rolled  or  transported, 
having  irregular  angular  forms,  and  presenting  under  the 


17 


!  schists,  parallel 
netimes  within  a 
itirnes  extend  foi- 
led edges  of  thi; 
3f  upheaval,  and 
it  duo  northeast 
Tossing  the  river 
ds,"  a  number  of 
were  very  large. 
Q  across  the  bed 
the  property  of 
"  are  now  beinj; 
^icially  to  be  now 
her  very  nunier- 
H.  George,  their 
point  on  (/ne  of 
V  diggings  were 

tracts,  lying  be- 

butaries  of  the 

ved.     The  sev- 

rac  ig  of  these 

d  of  the  Kempt 

ng  where  those 

andsome  speci- 

hcre  picked  u}> 

characteristics 

the  iirst  pan  of 

the  bed  of  the 

dust.     Out  of 

up  the  stream, 


presents  to  my 
transported, 
;ing  under  the 


1' 


lens  dull  irregular  surfaces,  free  from  polish  or  scratches. 
Specimens  were  observed  still  inclosing  portions  of  the 
(|[uartz  of  the  lode  from  which  they  were  derived. 

The  grains  of  gold  washed  out  by  us  in  other  places  pie- 
s'u  ted  similar  appearances  under  the  magnifier.  None  of 
the  ])oli8h  or  wear  which  would  naturally  result  from  its 
transportation  to  any  considerable  distance  from  its  original 
matrix  was  apparent. 

For  the  reasons  stated  and  implied  in  the  above,  it  is  my 
I  conviction  that  no  reason  exists  for  supposing  or  imagining 
that  any  of  the  gold  found  in  this  section  was  derived  from 
any  other  source  than  the  lodes  of  quartz  which  traverse 
the  country  itself  Other  pregnant  reasons  for  this  belief 
art;  the  facts  that  no  gold  has,  to  my  knowledge,  been  yet 
found  in  any  rocks  existing  to  the  northward  of  this  region, 
and  that  gold  has  been  found  in  the  quartz  lodes  ot  the 
icffiori  itself,  both  visible  and  in  those  invisible  forms  in 
which  it  cm  only  be  found  by  chemical  tests. 

Also  the  occurrence  of  any  collection  of  materials  contain- 
ing nuggets  and  coarse  gold  in  any  one  place  or  places  in 
sufficient  abundance  to  constitute  the  "pay  dirt"  of  dig- 
gings, seems  incomprehensible  on  the  drift  hypothesis. 
The  gold  contained  in  such  drift  would  necessarily  be 
sjjiead  quite  uniformly  throughout  its  whole  mass,  and  to 
account  for  such  diggings  as  those  on  the  Gilbert  would 
necessitate  the  belief  that  the  small  valley  of  this  stream 
hecame  mysteriously  the  recipient  of  a  portion  of  this  drift, 
which,  equally  mysteriously,  happened  to  be  enormously  and 
unusually  rich  in  boulders  derived  from  auriferous  quartz 
lodes  extant  in  the  far  countiy  whence  they  came. 

It  niav  be  asked,  however,  whv  is  it  that  these  Canada 
quartz  lodes  show  at  their  outcrop  so  little  visible  indica- 
tion of  the  gold  supposed  to  have  been  derived  from  them, 
while  in  a  neighboring  gold  field,  the  rocks  and  lodes  of 

which   in   important  respects  resemble  these  remarkably, 

2 


1.<^ 


namely^  tluit  in  Nova  Scotia,  we  find  the  oulcrops  showinj; 
visible  gold  alnimluntly  ?     1    n  .at   tlm  Nova  Scotia 

i('<iji(»ii  is  in  tin's  respect  a  slriking  (^xcej)tion  to  the  general 
rule,  and  that  the  cause  of  this  jjecnliarity  is  fnlly  exj)lained 
to  my  mind  by  the  remarks  made  by  Professor  Silliman  in 
his  Nova  Scotia  Report  on  "the  extreme  compactness  and 
tightness  of  the  rock  strata,  which,  although  turned  up  on 
edge,  are  so  tight  bound  as  to  shut  out  almost  completely 
the  ])erco]ation  of  surface  water."  This  is  very  far  from 
being  the  case  in  Canada,  and  the  chance^  therefon^  of  tin; 
removal  of  the  gold  from  the  outcro])  to  greater  depths  in 
the  lodes  by  the  cheniical  and  mechanical  action  of  water 
percolating  from  the  surface  is  far  greater, 

I  therefore  maintain  that  no  more  reason  exists  in  the 
case  of  this  gold  field  for  regarding  the  quartz  lodes  as  un- 
wortliy  of  exploration  and  leaving  them  untouched,  as  has 
heretofore  been  done,  than  existed  for  the  san)e  procedure 
in  California,  Australia  or  Colorado,  in  each  of  which  the 
same  course  of  incredulity  had  sway  before  actual  mining 
developments  in  the  qmxrtz  confounded  the  unbelievers. 

In  fact  I  judge  from  passages  in  the  recent  geneial  report 
of  the  eminent  gentlemen  who  do  honor  to  the  Canada 
Geological  Survey,  that  their  earlier  view  is  now  legardiul 
by  themselves  as  founded  upon  innnature  investigation, 
and  that  they  have  themselves  modified  their  ideas  upon 
this  im])ortant  subject.  In  illustration  1  will  quote  one  or 
two  passages. 

On  page  419,  in  speaking  of  the  gold  found  by  washing 
superficial  deposits,  it  is  said  that  "The  occasional  occur- 
rence in  these  of  pieces  of  gold,  partially  imbedded  in 
([uaitz,  shows  iiiat  it  was  derived,  in  part  at  least,  from 
beds  or  veins  of  this  mineral  which  are  conuuon  among  the 
talcoid  slates  of  the  region." 

On  page  739,  speaking  of  one  of  the  quartz  lodes  I  have 
mentioned  above  as  crossing  the  Cliaudiere  near  the  Devil's 


Rap 


i 


,?!■ 


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crops  sliowiii;^ 
!  Nova  Scotia 
:o  the  <jf(>noml 
iilly  oxplHincd 
i>r  Sillinuui  in 
iimcliiess  and 
turned  up  on 
!t   coniplolcl}' 
^'cr}'  far   from 
Jrcfoni,  of  tho 
er  dt^pths  in 
tion  of  water 

exists  in  tlie 
lodes  as  un- 
iclied,  as  has 
lie  procedure 
if  wliicli  tlie 
;tual  niinin"'- 
believers, 
eneial  rej)ort 
tlie  Canada 
ow  regard(ul 
ivestigation, 
ideas  upon 
juote  one  or 

by  washing 

ional  oceur- 

11  bedded   in 

least,  from 

among  the 

odes  I  have 
the  Devil's 


# 


Rapids,  it  is  said  that  "it  is  ])robablc  that  tliis  and  similar 
quartz  veins  may  be  wrought  with  profit." 

With  regard  to  tliis  same  vein  at  the  Devil's  Rapids, 
some  statements  made  on  page  517  are  of  the  highest  import. 
It  is  stated  that  this  vein  contains  in  a  gangue  of  quartz, 
silver-lead  ore,  sulphuret  of  zinc,  arsenical  pyrites,  common 
and  magnetic  pyrites,  with  native  gold.  One  saui^jle  of  the 
silver-lead  ore  gave  32,  another  37  and  another  not  less 
than  256  ounces  of  silver,  to  the  ton,  from  which  last  result 
the  analyst  (Professor  Hunt)  opines  that,  beside  the  silver- 
lead,  either  native  silver  or  its  sulphuret  is  present  in  the 
lode,  an  ()})inion  which  is  })robably  correct.  Tho  pyrites 
gave  about  six  ounces  of  an  alloy  of  gold  and  silver  i)er 
ton,  but  the  proportion  ot  gold  in  this  does  not  appear  to 
have  lieen  determined.  The  most  remarkable  result,  how- 
ever, was  that  with  the  blende,  or  sulphuret  of  zinc,  of  this 
lode,  which  yielded  at  the  rate  of  over  nine  ounccfi  to  the 
ton  of  a  pale  yellow  gold,  containing  a  j)ortion  of  silv(!r  left 
undetermined.  These  results  I  regard  as  amply  sufficient 
to  justify  the  belief  that  the  gold  found  in  the  diggings  on 
the  Gilbert,  sitiuited  as  stated  above,  near  where  this  and 
its  associated  lodes  should  cross  its  bed,  was  derived  from 
these  lodes  without  resorting  to  the  Northern  Ice  Drift  for 
any  of  it. 

As  regards  one  special  uiode  of  gold  mining,  the  Canada 
Reports  have,  as  [  believe,  s(^t  forth  facts  and  views  of  great 
practical  value.  I  refer  to  the  mode  known  as  "  hydraulic 
milling."  From  the  necessary  conditions  ot  the  case,  the 
immense  beds  of  gravel  and  ([uartz  debris  whicli  lorm  large 
iiigh  terraces  in  most  places  along  both  banks  of  the  Chau- 
diere  and  of  its  tributaries,  •mist  be  gold-bearing,  even  on 
the  sui)i)osition  that  their  materials  are  vvholly  derived  from 
the  northern  drift,  sup[)osed  auriferous.  Tlie  actual  results 
of  experiments  cited  in  the  Rej)orts  themselves,  made  with 


20 


l| 


tl 


mncli  apparent  care  and  without  donbt  fully  trustworthy, 
prove  these  materials  to  be  auriferous  to  a  degree  far  be- 
yond similar  deposits  which  have  proved  profitable  in 
countries  where  the  cost  of  such  operations  is  very  much 
greater.  Throughout  the  lower  part  of  the  Parish  of  St. 
Marie,  along  the  main  valley  of  the  Chaudiere  for  several 
miles,  is  an  immense  river  terrace,  in  some  places  extending 
back  from  the  river  for  a  mile  or  more,  rei)re8enting,  as  1 
believe,  an  ancient  expansion  in  the  bed  of  the  river,  pro- 
duced bv  some  obstruction  below,  before  it  had  cut  down  to 
its  present  bed.  This  terrace  is  largely  composed  of  small 
fragments  and  pebbles  of  quartz,  derived  from  the  ruins  of 
rocks  brought  down  by  the  Chaudiere  and  its  tributaries. 
Its  surface  is  a  level  ])lain,  inhabited  by  a  considerable 
poj)ulation,  and  no  doubt  many  wells  have  been  sunk  in  it, 
which,  with  some  ravines  and  small  streams  running  down 
to  the  river  anv  cutting  down  into  it,  will  furnish  many 
points  at  which  its  auriferous  character  can  be  tested  at 
small  exp(mse.  Important  elements  in  the  calculation  as 
regards  hydraulic  raining,  and  indeed  gold  mining  generally, 
in  Canada,  are  the  unfailing  character  of  the  streams, 
which  will  enable  operations  to  be  carried  on  in  the  driest 
weather,  and  the  rapid  fall  of  most  of  these  streams,  which 
will  enable  sufficient  heads  of  water  to  be  obtained  within 
comparatively  short  distances,  and  therefore  at  compara- 
tively small  expense  ;  also  the  low  prices  of  labor,  of  pro- 
visions, of  wood  for  fuel  and  for  timbering  mines,  and  of 
iron  and  other  materials,  tooly,  etc.  Lumber  may  also  be 
produced  very  cheaply,  as  there  is  immense  and  never- 
failing  water  power  for  sawmills. 

Finally,  this  district  possesses  an  advantage  almost  pecu- 
liar to  itself  am^ng  gold  fields,  in  being  an  old  settled 
country,  where  labor  and  materials  are  obtainable  to  a  con- 
siderable extent  at  short  notice,  and  in  being  penetrated  in 
many  directions  by  ready  made  and  practicable  roads. 


II 

belf 
shol 
vie) 


ik 


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ly  trustworthy, 
I  (lpgre(>  fiir  be- 
l    profitable   in 
3   k  very  much 
e  Parish  of  St. 
iere  for  several 
aces  extending 
resenting,  as  I 
the  river,  pro- 
id  cut  down  io 
3osed  of  small 
n  the  ruins  of 
ts  tributaries. 
■   considerable 
en  sunk  in  it, 

unning  down 
furnish  many 

be  tested  at 
calculation  as 
» rig  generally, 
the  streams, 

in  the  driest 
reams,  which 
ained  within 
at  compara- 
abor,  of  pro- 
lines, and  of 
may  also  be 

and    never- 

ilmost  pecu- 
old  settled 
'le  to  a  con- 
?netrated  in 
roads. 


In  conclusion,  it  gratifies  me  to  be  able  to  express  my 
belief  that  the  enterprise  you  have  proposed  to  enter  into 
should  not  fail,  under  reasonably  proper  managcmml,  t(» 
yield  results  proiitable  i»>  tlu;  iiighest  degree. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  su])mitted. 

(Signed.)  HENRY    WURTZ. 

xNkw  York,  Srpt.  21,  18G4. 


STATEMENT   OF   THE   TRUJ^TEES 


op  THE 


RKCIIMKKITY   MINTN(J    (OMrANY, 


Ob'     <  "AN  ADA.       K/VS'I'. 


Ill  ('.'illiiiji;  iml>li(!  iittention  to  iho.  (l('V<']o))ment  of  iIm^ 
liiiiiinLj  rcsouiccs  ot'a  new  section  ofcoiintvy  and  in  inviting 
fill'  Mssofiation  orofijiital  nofeswiry  for  that  imiposc,  it  will 
lie  naturally  cxix^ctcd  that  those  having  the  subject  in 
charge  slionld  us(3  (ivery  exertion  and  sj)are  no  ])ains  to  col- 
lect and  set  in  order  the  facts  vvliicli  parties  should  weigh 
and  consider  before  connecting  theniselv(>s  with  such  an 
enterprise.  Tlio  Boaid  of  Trustees  of  the  RrxniMiOdTY 
Mining  Company  fully  ap))reciato  their  duty  in  this  behalf, 
ami  they  projiose  to  state  in  concise  terms  the  facts  which 
have  induced  them  to  interest  themselves  in  this  under- 
taldiig,  and  to  ri^comuKMul  it  with  a  suitable  degree;  of  Cdii- 
fidence  to  the  attention  of  the  ca]»italists  of  the  country. 

The  members  of  the  |)r(\sent  board,  within  the  last  two 
years,  have  been  repeatedly  invited  to  connect  themselves 
with  various  comjianies  formed  within  that  period  for 
nu'ning  ])Ui]»oses.  These  ajiplications  they  liave  generally 
<leclined.  IMiey  were  unwilling  to  become  associated  with 
laojects  in  which  they  wer<^  indis})osed  to  risk  their  own 
capital,  or  which  they  could  not  confidently  recommend  to 
others;  and  wh<!n  they  wow,  requested  to  unite  them- 
pelves  with  a  Corjioration  having  in  view  the  development 
of  the  gold  inteiests  of  Canada  East,  they  were  at  first  very 


of  t 
peril 


« 


I 


9'1 


^TKES 


MPANV, 


pment  of  ih,. 
ikI  in  invitino 
"pose,  it  will 
»«'  subject,  in 
pnins  to  ool- 
sliould  weigl) 
^\'itJi  sucli  an 

"  fliis  Ix'lialt; 
«  facts  vvliicit 
this  nndci'- 
^'gTe(;  ot'ci.ri- 
(i  country, 
tlic  last  two 
'■  tlicnisclvcs 

^'^  M<'')<'ially 
•ciatcd  witli 
■  their  own 
•^"unend  to 
'lite  tliem- 
pvelojmient 

I't  first  vei'y 


i 


unwilling  to  consider  th(^  subject  at  all.  Although  many 
of  the  mining  compaiiic^s  heretofore  organized  have  achieved 
})ermanent  succciss  ;  too  many  of  them  have  been  failures. 
Some  of  these  failures  have  resulted  from  the  inaccessibility 
of  the  mining  property  and  the  large  exjjenses  necessarily 
incurred  in  the  machiner  '  and  labor  indispensable  to  the 
development  of  such  pro|)erty,  but  many  more  from  the 
intrinsic  worthlessness  of  the  property  itself.  Such  failures 
have  becomt^  so  common  that  when  tlu^  present  subjecit  was 
first  presented  to  us  we  were  strongly  disinclined  to  connect 
ourselves  with  it;  but  the  e,\amination  of  the  geological  and 
other  official  reports  of  the  Province  of  Canada  s(!emed  to 
(establish  the  fact  that  there  was  a  considerable  section  of 
country  in  that  provinc<^  I'lHy  equaling  in  gold  and  other 
valuable  mineral  deposits  the  sections  of  California  and  the 
Territories  which  have  contril)uted  so  largely  to  the  material 
wealth  of  the  United  States  and  the  woi'ld.  In  view  of  this 
fact  we  were  induced  to  examine  the  subject,  and  to  en- 
deavor to  ascertain,  with  all  practicable  ccntainty,  whether 
the  statements  made  in  these  reports  were  true. 

Tt  was  claimed  bv  the  gentlemen  who  first  called  the 
subject  to  our  notice,  that  the  lands  in  question  were  as  rich 
in  metalliferous  dej)osits  as  those  of  California  or  Colorado. 
It  was  also  claimed  that  they  had  been  selected  with  the 
utmost  care,  that  they  had  been  located  along  ancient  and 
modern  river  beds,  and  that  every  lot,  previous  to  its  selec- 
tion, had  been  ascertained  by  actual  experiment  to  contain 
deposits  of  gold.  Colonel  Rankin,  under  whose  direction 
these  lands  have  been  locatcnl,  is  now  and  has  been  for 
many  years  a  n)end)er  of  the  Provincial  Parliament  of 
Canada.  It  wns  claimed  that  he  had  much  })ractical  expe- 
rioiiee  in  the  location  of  niitun-al  lands,  that  h(!  was  fami- 
liar with  all  Ihe  facts  dev(^ope(l  by  the  Geological  Survey, 
eonducled  in  Canada,  nndei'  the  auspices  of  the  government, 
by  Sir  William   liOOAN  and   his  able  corps  of  asssistaiits, 


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and  that  a  suitable  trial  and  exainination  wonld  establish 
the  fact  of  the  extreme  richness  of  tiiose  lands  in  gold  and 
other  valuable  deposits. 

As  a  ])reliniinary  step  to  aay  connection  on  our  part  with 
this  subject,  we  insisted  that  tiie  truth  of  these  facts  should 
be  ascertained  to  our  satisfaction  through  agencies  estab- 
lished by  ourselves  alone.  This  condition  was  readily 
acceded  to,  the  owners  of  the  land  stating  to  us  that  thev 
desired  the  most  thorough  examination  possible  to  be  made. 
We  thought  such  an  examination  would  be  best  conducted 
by  a  thoroughly  practical  geologist.  One  of  our  number 
accordinglv  addressed  notes  to  Professor  J.  1).  Dana,  of 
Yale  Collecie,  who  at  the  present  time  undoubtedly  stands 
at  the  iiead  of  American  geologists,  and  Dr.  Joiix  Toruky, 
of  National  reputation  and  now  connected  with  the  New 
York  Assay  Office,  desiring  them  to  select  one  of  the  most 
competent  and  independent  men  to  make  an  examination 
of,  and  report  upon  this  property.  Without  consultation 
between  themselves,  they  indicatinl  Professor  Hunuy 
WuRTZ,  as  a  practical  geologist,  whose  opinions  in  this 
respect  would  be  entirely  reliable.  The  correspondence 
with  these  gentlemen  and  the  instructions  to  Professor 
WiiRTZ  are  appended  hereto.  Mr.  Wurtz,  with  a  party 
of  gentlemen,  visited  and  examined  the  land  of  the  com- 
j)any,  and  his  report  is  also  presented  herewith. 

The  report  of  Professor  Wurtz  fully  confirms  all  the 
statements  which  have  heretofore  been  made,  officially  or 
otherwise,  in  reference  to  the  value  of  these  lands. 

The  evidence  derived  from  these  sources,  which  are  prin- 
cij)ally  official,  seems  to  the  trustees  to  satisfactorily  estab- 
lish all  the  facts  necessary  to  warrant  them  in  recommend- 
ing the  stock  and  property  of  this  company  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  capitalists  of  the  country.  It  is  not  practicable 
in  such  a  statement  as  this  to  enter  very  fully  into  details. 
This  will  be  done  in  a  future  publication,  in  which  every 


fact  wi 
its  acc( 
state  a 
a  num 
other  s 
crold-bi 
aby  in( 
compa 
placer 
locate* 


25 


ould  establisli 
'!«  in  oo]j  and 

our  part  wit/i 
e  facts  should 

gencies  estab- 
was   readily 

^  us  that  they 

>le  to  be  made. 

est  conducted 

our  njiniber 

IX  Dana,  of 

btedly  stands 

OriX  TORUKY. 

^ith  the  New 
e  of  the  most 
examination 
consultation 
ssor    HiCNHv 
lions   in    this 
'rresj)ondence 
to   Professoi' 
with  a  party 
of  the  com- 
I. 

firms  all  the 
,  officially  or 
ids. 

ich  are  j)rin- 
torily  estab- 
recommend- 
o  the  atten- 
'  practicable 
into  details, 
which  every 


fact  will  be  given  bearing  upon  the  value  of  this  property, 
its  accessibility  and  its  resources.  We  will,  however,  liere 
state  a  few  of  these  fficts.  The  property  in  question  lies  in 
a  number  of  townships  upon  the  Chaudiere,  its  sources  and 
other  streams  It  has  been  30  located  as  to  embrace  the 
gold-bearing  lands  of  a  very  large  section  of  country,  [)rob- 
aby  including  at  least  ten  timks  the  number  of  acres  the 
company  own.  It  is  well  known  that  lands  upon  which 
placer  di(/ffin(js  are  found  in  California  or  elsewhere,  are 
located  alony;  old  or  new  river  beds.  The  locations  of  this 
company  have  been  made  so  as  to  embrace  the  valleys  oi" 
the  old  and  new  streams,  which  contain  the  valuable  de- 
posits of,  and  the  quartz  veins  from  which  Gold  was  origin- 
ally derived.  This  general  deposit  varies  according  to  official 
surveys  from  two  feet  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  thick- 
ness. The  quantity  of  the  deposit  upon  the  lands  now 
owned  by  the  company  we  believe  to  be  practically  inex- 
haustable  by  machinery  now  used  in  the  production  of  gold 

The  streams  which  intersect  this  property  have  that 
amount  of  water  and  degree  of  fall  which  is  best  adapted  to 
what  is  termed  hydraulic  mining — the  most  economical 
and  productive  of  mining  operations.  It  is  stated  in  the 
reports  of  Sir  Wm.  Logan  and  other  writers,  and  fully  con- 
firmed by  the  practiciil  experience  of  miners,  that  loose 
earth,  such  as  is  universally  found  upon  these  lands,  which 
contains  only  one-twenty-fifth  of  a  grain  of  gold — equal  to 
one-fifth  of  a  cent — in  value  to  the  bushel  may  be  profit- 
ably washed  by  this  hydraulic  method.  Keeping  this  fact  in 
view,  we  desire  to  make  some  other  statements  in  this  con- 
nection. 

From  the  same  reports  of  Sir  Wm.  Logan,  in  actual  ex- 
periments made  or  authenticated  by  him,  the  gravel  from 
the  tributaries  of  the  Chaudiere  produced  from,  not  less 
than  three  and  one  half  to  s(-ve7i  and  one-third  grains  to 
the  bushel.  This  then  is  more  than  fifty  limes  liehcr  than 
earth  tluit  will  pay  for  washing. 


I 


26 


Numerous  exporiments  have  since  been  made  and  are 
now  going  on  for  the  purpose  of  accurately  testing  tlie 
averaije  amount  of  o;okl  to  the  cubic  foot  or  bushel  in  these 
deposits.  None  of  them  fall  short — many  of  them  largely 
exceed  the  results  stated  by  Sir  Wm.  Logan, 

By  way  oi  testing  the  practical  value  of  these  deposits 
for  mining  purposes,  when  worked  by  miners  of  average 
experience  and  skill,  about  fifty  acres  of  these  lands  lying 
on  the  River  Gilbert,  were  laul  off  in  lots  25  x  100  fe(>t. 
Sixteen  of  the  lots,  scattered  indifferently  over  the  whole, 
were  leased  for  the  past  mining  season  ior  fifty  dollars  each. 
Many  uiore,  and  probably  the  whole,  could  have  been 
leased,  but  as  the  purpose  was  only  one  of  exi)eriment, 
other  leases  were  declmed.  Although  the  miners  are  gen- 
erally reticent  and  indisposed  to  giv:,  .;ccurate  information 
as  to  their  success,  certainly  no  dissatisfaction  is  now  to  be 
found  among  them,  except  such  as  manifests  itself  in  com- 
plaints that  the  owners  will  not  mak(^  terms  by  which  these 
lots  can  be  purchased  by  the  lessees.  From  these  lots  and 
others  in  the  vicinity,  taken  out  during  the  present  season, 
the  company  has  now  in  its  possession,  and  will  soon  jilace 
on  exhibition,  about  three  hundred  ounces  of  <jold.  TIk 
particles  of  this  gold  vary  in  size,  from  nuggets  W(;ighini> 
nine  ounces  to  particles  of  the  size  of  a  pin  head.  A! though 
public  attention  has  been  but  little  directed  to  this  section, 
there  are  now  at  work  something  over  three  hundred  per- 
sons, who  now  average,  according  to  the  stateuKMit  of  the 
Gold  Commissioner  of  that  district.  Major  De  Bklle- 
KEUiLLE,  hereto  appended,  about  twelve  hundnnl  dollars 
|)erday  at  coin  rates.  But  it  must  not  be  forgotten  in  this 
connection  that  the  mining  machinery  now  in  use  there,  is 
of  the  rudest  and  most  imperfect  character.  No  quicksilver 
or  other  mateiial  is  used  to  collect  and  save  the  fine  gnld, 
which  is  all  swept  away  in  the  washing;  and  it  is  highly 
probable  that  the  earth  that  has  once  been  washed  by  thf 


use  of  the 
by  using  n 
purpose. 

The  inv( 

the  attentii 

factory  rlia 

found  not  ^ 

mediate  vie 

probably,  a 

to  the  ton; 

and  which  ( 

great  that  f 

for  the  use 

only  be  exti 

Some  trip 

Professor  \^ 

o[)erationH  1: 

tion. 

A  single 
th(3  bi^d  of 
which  won 
to  the  cubic 

We  are 

Gilbert  Riv( 

The  deta 

more  fully 

statement. 

every  preca 

take  in  orde 

feel  perfect 

(!ompany  ar 

California,  J 

are  aware 

will  appear 

valuable  an( 


27 


r  tlie 
those 
irgoly 


posits 


vorage 


lyin*,^ 
lO  fe(^t. 
whole, 
'.soach. 
i    been 
inKMit, 
re  gen- 
matioii 
vv  to  be 
in  coin- 
h  thes(^ 
ots  and 
season, 
)\\  place 
I.     Th> 
liighini; 
Ithoiigli 
section, 
red  pei- 
t  oi"  the 

doilars 
n  in  this 
there,  is 
icksilver 
ne  gold, 
s  highly 

1  by  the 


If 


use  of  the  present  machinery  conld  be  profitably  re-washed 
by  using  machinery  and  material  properly  adai)ted  to  the 
purpose. 

The  investigations  made  since  this  subject  first  attracted 
the  attention  of  the  Trustees  have  been  of  the  most  satis- 
factory character.  Some  speciuK^ns  of  quartz  have  been 
found  not  water-worn  and  evidtnitly  d«n-ived  from  tlie  im- 
mediate vicinity,  which  would  produce  an  immense  yield, 
probably,  at  the  rate  of  more  than  twenty  thouHand  dollars 
to  th(>  ton;  but  the  amount  of  mat«!iial  already  pulverized, 
and  which  oidy  requires  washing  to  se}»arate  tlie  gold,  is  so 
great  that  there  will  probably  exist  no  immediate  necessity 
for  the  use  of  the  Quartz  Rock,  from  which  the  gold  can 
only  be  extracted  by  a  uiuch  more  expensive  process. 

Some  trials  made  by  one  of  the  party  that  accompanied 
Professor  Wurtz  in  the  Kempt  stream,  where  no  mining 
operations  have  ever  been  attempted,  are  worthy  of  atten- 
tion. 

A  single  panning  of  th(i  gravel  taken  indifferently  from 
the  bed  of  the  stream  yielded  over  four  grains  of  gold, 
which  would  he  at  least  an  average  of  twenty-four  grains 
to  the  cubic  foot. 

We  are  advised  that  a  nugget  has  been  taken  from  the 
Gilbert  River  Diggings  weighing  over  twenty  ounces. 

The  details  of  these  ex})eriments  cannot  be  stated  much 
uiore  fully  without  improperly  extending  the  length  of  this 
statement.  The  Trustees,  however,  after  having  taken 
every  precaution  which  prudent  and  cautious  men  could 
take  in  order  to  ascertain  the  exact  facts  in  this  connection, 
leel  perfectly  justified  in  the  belief  that  the  lands  of  this 
comj)any  are  fully  as  rich  in  gold  deposits  as  the  average  oi' 
California,  Australia,  or  our  own  western  Territories.  Tliey 
are  aware  that  this  statement  is  a  strong  one,  and  that  it 
will  a])pear  to  many  incredible  that  a  gold  deposit  so  rich, 
valuable  and  accessihle  should  not  have  long  ago  been  ini- 


28 


proved.  But  the  facts  are  clear.  The  evidences  are  in  tlie 
hands  of  the  company.  A  few  lionrs  time  will  enal)le  any 
person  desiring  to  examine  the  deposits  for  himself  to  do  so 
That  gold  in  large  quantities  and  of  great  richness  has  been 
collected  during  the  past  season,  any  one  can  be  satisHed 
by  examining  the  quantity  now  in  possession  of  the  comj>any. 

It  is  also  to  be  recollected  that  the  deposits  are  located 
at  a  considerable  distance  from  all  lines  of  ordinary  commu- 
nication, and  the  entire  population  of  the  country  consists 
of  the  smaller  class  of  F'ench  farmers,  whose  attention 
would  be  rarely  called  to  the  subject  of  metalliferous  depo- 
sits. 

Enough  is  already  known;  and  known  thoroughly,  of  the 
lands  of  this  Corapai.y,  to  authorize  their  being  placed  in 
market,  to  be  leased  for  mining  purposes,  and  also  to 
authorize  the  Company  itself,  to  erect  the  necessary  ma- 
chinery for  separating  the  Gold,  The  trustees  believe,  that 
from  the  leasing  of  portions  of  this  property  alone  when 
the  attention  of  practical  miners  is  properly  directed  to  it, 
enough  revenue  may  be  derived  during  the  coming  season 
to  return  a  large  dividend  upon  the  Capital  Stock,  and 
that  when  the  mining  advantages  of  this  section  of  country 
are  fully  understood,  all  those  who  join  with  us  in  seeking 
to  develope  these  resourses  will  reap  a  rich  reward  foi'  the 
investment  of  their  capital. 

Like  all  other  gold-bearing  sections  of  the  country, 
tliese  lands  appear  to  be  rich  in  other  mineral  and  natural 
sources  of  wealth — rubies,  garnets,  opals,  emeralds,  tour- 
malines, and  even  diamonds,  have  already  been  secured. 
Pearls,  many  of  them  of  large  value,  the  smaller  ones  in 
very  considerable  quantities,  are  secured  almost  daily. 
Specimens  of  these  different  productions  may  be  seen  in 
the  possession  of  this  Company,  at  rooms  which  will  be 
hereafter  designated. 

In  conclusion,  the  Trustees  desire  to  remaik,  that  they 


I 


takinj 


New 


29 


5  are  in  tlie 
enable  any 
jelf  1o(los<\ 
ss  has  hvx-.w 
be  satisHeil 
le  comi>any. 
are  located 
ary  comnm- 
I  try  consistH 
?e  attention 
Ferous  depo- 

ighly,  of  the 
:)ir  placed  in 
and    also  to 
ecessavy  ma- 
believe,  that 
I  alone  when 
irected  to  it, 
ming  season 
1  Stock,  and 
)n  of  conntry 
us  in  seeking 
ewavd  for  th;- 

the  country. 
1  and  natural 
neralds,  tour- 
been  secured, 
laller  ones  in 
almost  daily. 
Ely  be  seen  in 
which  will  be 


have  taken  every  practicable  means  to  ascertain  the  facts 
which  aftect  the  merits  of  this  enterprise,  and  the  value  of 
the  property  upon  which  it  is  predicated.  They  believe 
they  have  correctly  set  forth  these  facts  in  brief,  in  the 
preceding  statement.  They  are  satisfactory  to  us,  and 
have  induced  us  not  only  to  permit  our  names  to  be  used 
in  connection  with,  but  to  invest  our  capital  in,  the  under- 
taking. The  development  of  the  resources  of  a  rich 
mining  region  which  may,  and  probably  hereafter  will, 
become  as  important  and  valuable  as  those  others  which 
have  contributed  so  much  to  the  material  wealth  of  the 
world,  all  which  have  been  discovered  and  developed  within 
the  last  twenty  years,  is  a  work  well  calculated  to  attract 

'  ilie  attention  of  enterprising  men.  To  such,  we  offer  a 
})ortion  of  the  stock  property  of  the  Reciprocity  Mining 
(JoMTANY,  and  we  say  to  them,  that  we  desire  them  to 
examine  the  tacts  for  themselves,  and  to  form  their  own 

I       opinions,  always  assuring  them   that   any  information  in 

I       the  possession  of  the  Trustees,  or  the  other  officers  of  the 

*       Company,  may  be  had  for  the  asking. 

I  All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

New  York,  Sept.  26,  1864. 

JAMES  POLLOCK. 

WM.  G.   MOORHK.AD, 

CHA.S.  B.  WRIGHT. 

HENRY  SHELDON  ^    7 ///.«/ ('<■•*. 

WM.  B.  HATCH, 

T.   H.  BUNTING. 

L.   E.  CHITTENDEN. 


ark,  that  they 


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St.  Louis 


i  Hotel,  Qukhkc,  ) 
Sci)t..  14,  1864.      ( 


Major  C.  J.  Dk  iJKiii.KFEUiLLK,  Gold  Coiuniissioncr,  St.  Francis: 

My  Deau  Sir — Since  seoinj^  you  I  liavo  been  ilirougli 
tlie  Gold  district  on  the  Gilbert,  Famine,  du  Loup,  and 
Chaudiere  Rivers,  and  also  on  the  Kempt  stream. 

I  have  been  deeply  interested  by  what  I  have  seen,  and 
find  the  product  of  Gold  much  larger  than  I  anticipated. 
It  will  undoubtedly  be  greatly  increased  within  a  year. 

It  is  irapossble  to  learn  much  from  the  miners  as  to  the 
result  of  their  labors.  They  all  seem  determined  to  keep 
their  oj)erations  as  quiet  as  possible.  Some  say,  "we  can't 
comi)lain  ;"  others,  "we  are  making  board,  and  somethinL'' 
over  ;"  and  others  again  "don't  care  to  tell  ;"  but  all  are 
doing  remarkably  well,  and  at  the  same  time  work  in  a 
very  crude  and  imperfect  manner.  I  know  of  no  one  but 
yourself  who  can  give  positive  and  reliable  information  as 
to  the  yield,  and  shall  feel  much  indebted  if  you  will  drop 
nie  a  line  per  return  post,  giving  the  actual  yield  for  the 
season  of  the  mines  on  the  Gilbert  River, 

Very  truly  yours, 


}>ositi 
only. 

at  .$'1, 
from 
i40()  1 
■.fl,20( 
liundn 

The 
from  t 
on  tlie 
that  til 
divisioi 


'J' 


o 


(Signed,) 


T.  B.   lUJNTlNG. 


St.  Fuancis,  16th  Septemlnr,  1364, 

My  Deau  Sir — In  rejjly  to  yours  of  th(^  14tli,  re(|uesting 
to  know  what  amount  of  Gold  has  been  (ixtracted  on  the 
River  Gilbert  tor   the   last  three  months,  I  can  give  you 


Wit 

nialeijy 

ores  for 

posed 

sanipjef 

believet 

argentiir 


ai 


>4.      J 

,  Francis: 

n  ihroiigli 
Loup,  Hud 
I. 

i  seen,  and 
Titicipatt'd. 
ti  year. 

i  as  to  th(! 
ed  to  keep 
,  "we  can't 
L  somethin;j 
but  all  are 
work  in  a 
no  one  but 
orniation  as 
)U  will  drop 
ield  for  the 


positive  ivjonnation  tVoni  the  15th  Jun*^  to  the  2d  Ansjjust 
only.  I  conij)Ute  the  gold  taken  out  during  the  above  time 
at  $\,2i)'d  per  diem.  Previous  to  the  15th  June — that  is, 
from  the  beginning  of  the  season — I  consider  that  from 
,|^40()  to  !|500  per  day  was  a  fair  average.  At  the  lime  the 
.'$l,2(Hj  per  diem  was  extracted,  there  were  about  three 
hundred  men  working  in  the  stream 

The  season  has  proved  very  remunerative  ;  and  I  think, 
from  th(^  different  reports  arising  out  of  the  prospecting 
on  the  different  other  rivers,  that  next  year  will  j)rove 
that  there  is  a  great  abundance  of  the  ore  in  the  Chaudiere 
division. 

Very  truly  yours, 

(Signed,)  (J.  J.   l)E  BELLEFEUllVLE, 

Gold  (/ommissioner. 
To  T.  B.  Bunting,  Esq.,  Quehec. 


BUNTING. 


iber,  1364. 


h,  requesting 
acted  on  the 
win  give  you 


I 


I 


ASSAYS. 

With  a  view  to  ascertain,  if  [)ossible,  from  the  decomposed 
materials  forming  the  outcrops  of  the  lodes,  wlxUher  the 
ores  formerly  borne  by  these  lodes,  from  which  th(;se  decom- 
posed materials  were  derived,  contained  precious  metals, 
samjdes  of  these  materials  were  selected  for  assay.  It  was 
believed  that  if  the  ores  of  these  lodes  are  auriferous  or 
argentifV^rous,  these  pi'oducts  of  their  decom[)ositi(>n  should 


m 


rotain  some  traces  of  the  precious  metals  sufficient  to  be 
detected  by  refined  cliemical  analysis.  These  samples  were 
submitted  to  Dr.  Torrby,  and  the  results  obtained  are 
reported  by  him  as  below  : 


U.  8.  Assay  Office,         / 
New  York,  ISept.  21st,  1864.  j 

Professor  VVuRTZ  : 


Dear  Sir — 1  have  assayed  the  samj>les  of  Canadian  ore 
that  you  left  with  me,  with  the  following  results  : 

No.  1  contains  $0  96  silver  to  the  ton  of  ore,  and  a  trace 

of  gold. 
"     2  contains  $0  72  silver  to  the  ton  of  ore — no  gold. 
"     3         "  0  24  "  "  "      and     trace 

of  gold. 
"     4  contains  no  gold  nor  silver. 

"     6  A.  Arsenical  pyrites — $89  14  gold  per  ton,  and 

1  21  silver     " 
"     6  B.  Mispickel — no  gold  nor  silver. 
"     6  C.  Sand  with  pyrites — trace  of  silver. 


The  black  auriferous  sand,  No.  7,  yielded  gold  at  the 
rate  of  -  -  -  -  $2,860  40  per  ton  2,000  lbs. 
And  silver,     -         -         -  29  50       " 


a 


Total, 


-     $2,889  90 
Yours  respectfully, 


(Signed) 


JOHN   TOKliEY. 


33 


t  to  be 
08  wore 
led  are 


64 


.\ 


diaii  uro 


I  a  trace 


no  gold. 
1(1     trace 


and 


at    the 
()()()  lbs. 


a 


illUKY. 


Numbers  1,  2  and  3  were  samples  of  decomposed  mate- 
rials from  the  outcrops  of  the  lodes  which  cross  the  Kempt 
stream.  No.  6  A,  6  B  and  6  C  are  three  different  ores 
picked  out  from  a  mixture  found  in  a  crevice  in  the  rocks 
at  the  Devil's  Rapids,  this  mixture  being  obviously  derived 
from  the  veins  of  lodes  which  cross  the  Chaudiere  some- 
where above  the  crevice.  The  rich  result  given  by  6  A 
proves  that  one,  at  least,  of  these  lodes,  the  course  of  which 
takes  them  across  the  Gilbert  above  and  near  the  rich  dig- 
gings located  thereupon,  is  auriferous.  This  lode  should 
be  developed. 

No.  7  is  a  sample  of  the  black  sand  which  accompanies 
the  gold,  and  which  ie  obtained  in  considerable  quantity 
by  the  diggers,  mixed  svith  particles  of  gold  too  small  to  bo 
picked  out  profitably  by  them  ou  the  grounds,  but  easily 
recoverable  by  amalgamation.  Large  quantities  of  this 
sand  can  be  obtained,  particularly  by  hydraulic  mining. 

HENRY  WURTZ. 

Public  notice  will  be  given  of  the  time  and  place  when 
and  where  subscriptions  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Recip- 
rocity Mining  Company  will  be  received.  The  Trustees 
have  alredy  taken  the  preliminary  steps  to  place  a  suitable 
corps  in  the  field,  who,  under  the  directions  of  the  com- 
pany's geologist,  will  rigorously  prosecute  the  survey  of  our 
own  property  and  all  neighboring  localiuies,  for  the  purpose 
of  developing  all  the  mineral  resources  of  the  country.  It  is 
the  intention  of  the  trustees  soon  to  place  in  the  hands  of 
their  associates  a  publication  which  will  embrace  all  the 
official,  geological  and  metallurgical  publications  of  the 
Canadian  government  having  reference  to  these  la'ids — a 
thorough  and  careful  analysis  of  the  yield  of  the  quartz 
rock,  gravel    sand,   and  all    the  other  deposits  upon  the 


i 


34 


property  which  possess  intrinsic  value — a  full  description 
of  the  property  itself  and  the  means  of  access  to  it — a  des- 
cription of  the  best  and  most  a])])roved  macliinery  now 
used  in  gold  mining — with  a  general  account  of  tlie 
resources  of  the  country,  so  far  as  labor,  provisit)ns  and 
other  elements  are  concerned  bearing  upon  the  general 
subject. 


n 


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